Armor Hydraulic Disc Brakes review

[Scott]

Ty checks out some Armor Hydraulic Brakes and speaks his mind. *For those that don't know, these are the relatively cheap alternatives to the other big brake brands like hayes etc.

Check it out here ('/page.php?p=4171c9ecdf0e6ace5c3d68309a6c3537').

[DOM]

Get some pics going in that Article eh ?
Ty took a whole heap of pics ?

[Gutty]

Good review, it's great finally to see some good products at a resonable price in this sport.

[DOM]

Some crazy foo is selling a rear Armour Hydro for $120 in the for sale form .... WINK WINK

[grovesy]

I've been using Armor for some time now with no issues.

[fastrider gus]

another thing too.. if you want to run them for more DH stuff you can use them on Hayes 8in mounts and rotors.. im doing that now and they work much better..

[n2o spark]

they are very powerful arn't they. mine are fixed now and they are very fine. i've got the dice version. but only the front rotor. however they didn't come with an adaptor so i can only use the 6" rotor. :(

[bazza]

i think about 5 people in townsville are running them in townsville including soon to be myself...still havent mounted them. but everything has been good a lot of people have gone from there hayes to the armours and reakon they are wayyy better. so from townsville they are running great, although.... there is never any mud here so dont know about those conditions.

[trobb]

They look prety cool, i just have hayes and there doing the job but i would like more power for my back

[CHEWY]

do these things come with IS standard mounts to stick the callipers on?

[CHEWY]

dont worry, just read the review again...

[Mr Pants]

Have a look at the manual here: http://www.unlimitedbicycles.com.au then hit the tech button.

They're pretty straight froward, though I own Hayes so it was nothing new. One improvement on Hayes is that the pads are held in with a pin, no more disappearing pads!

Pants.

[josh]

Have a look at the manual here: http://www.unlimitedbicycles.com.au then hit the tech button.

They're pretty straight froward, though I own Hayes so it was nothing new. One improvement on Hayes is that the pads are held in with a pin, no more disappearing pads!

Pants.

Disappearing pads? So who has had that problem? Im glad I didnt...my hayes just refused to work all together ;/

[grovesy]

Thanks for that link Mr Pants.For some reason that set of instructions didn't come with mine.


Cheers.

[LTR]

My armour front brake ROCKS !!!

atm it is even better than my rear XT... it pulls up really nice....

i just have to get used to the leaver !!

[Jordy]

im getting some yd open ones that are exactly the same as armours and www.dhdirect.com.au has the 8inch rotors and adapters cheap.. ive currently got hayes purple dh and they yd opens work just as good if not betta

[matty_2004]

I used them at my lbs on an ac-3 and they felt very nice i must admit, levers are very smooth.

[Mommers]

I used them at my lbs on an ac-3 and they felt very nice i must admit, levers are very smooth.

they were Dice Whiplash on the ac-3.

[CHEWY]

same brakes mommers

[LTR]

yeah, you know how armours are a cheap copy of something, well there are cheap copys of armour now !! I know of just Diatec tho..... :wink:

[Mommers]

same brakes mommers
lol! goes to show how much of a newb I am :)

[skwiz05]

Has anybody noticed that ARMOUR, DICE , DIATECH brakes actually come from the SAME FACTORY???????

[Ty]

Has anybody noticed that ARMOUR, DICE , DIATECH brakes actually come from the SAME FACTORY???????

did you even read the review

By all accounts, Armor disc brakes are manufactured by Pro Stop and are identical to the Dice Whiplash brakes, so it would be safe to assume that the Dice brakes perform in the same way.

[Wogga]

I have just bought a new pair of Armor hydro brakes and they are a thousand times better then my Hayes and I bought them both for $300 and it cost me more for one end of the Hayes it they work swesome with the Hayes 8" rotor

[bazza]

yep after running them since my last post in this thread i must say they are performing unreal, they are almost as good as a friends xt, i think the only thing the xts have on them are the nicer lever. :D

[jock]

my friend has got hayes 9 and my armors are working just as well as his

[big_pete]

i purchased a pair off armours two days ago $350
same thing as dice whiplash which are around $500...
sick brakes i recomend them to any1 who is looking for a cheap pair of hydros!

[olsson]

Ye I got some dice!
They're low on fluids and need to top up. But they do really work pretty good. When full! But I might change, they dont modulate "that" well.

[grovesy]

Ok my armor brakes just celebrated their first birthday and are going strong,still on the original pads with absolutely no warranty or reliability issues whatsoever.
I'm going to purchase another set for the xc steed.

[scratchy]

Just a heads up for peps wanting more braking action. You can now get Armor 8" and 7". We sell em' at bikefanatic (calling them DH and FR) but you could just as easily get your lbs to order some in.

The DH has a 8" front and 7" rear
The FR has a 8" front and 6" rear

A point to note. The distributor isn't selling them as kits. They sell the 8" rotor and adapter seperate (even though they are made by the same company). So we took a bit of initative and start putting together the kits ourselves. They are a little more expensive because we end up with extra rotors and adapters (from the original kit).

Travis
And before anyone asks there is no 8" rear adapter currently available, so you can't run a 8"x8" (unless you have the adapter from elsewhere).

[Irridium]

wheres the best place to pick up a set?

are they still around the $350 mark?

[Palladium]

http://www.phantomcycles.com.au/Content.asp?S=Details%20@ID=575

there $390 there. still an awesome deal for what you get!

[scratchy]

Bah!

http://bikefanatic.com/shop/product_info.php/cPath/22_74/products_id/30?PHPSESSID=2df4a137c0954b5e7a1f35e510d9cae6
they are $379 a set, and there is no hidden delivery fees unlike some other places....(I think you would find Phantoms to be over $400 once you included postage). :wink:

<disclaimer>I work at Bikefanatic.com</disclaimer>

[camo75]

they work real well want a set $220

[mattydownhiller]

i got a pair when the first came out i payed $440 and mat this was liek 6 months ago and they are still working as though they were new...my suggestion GET SOME

[Simo]

jsut to let you know. Diatech's are exatly the same and cheaper again.
I go mine on a super good deal and they were the last set so they were a little over 100 an end.
Look around and you might find some for cheap.

[matt russell]

the armor hydro on the front of my norco one25 is the best brake i has eva used, better than my avid! :D :D :D :D :D :D

[Joel O]

i was looking at some but i was told they'd do some damage to my exr's. does anyone know anything about this?

[Nisty321]

i recently bought mine for $379 for whole package (leavers, hose, calipers and rotors) damn great, but my rear brake wasnt bled properly so i re-bled it and now works sweet as..

[shauno]

ohhhh thank god, ive already orderd a pair in :D cant wait to go and pick them up!!

[MIKEY B]

My liitle bro had a set on his old spesh and the were all class when compared to the stock Hayes HFX's which came with my AC-2 , especially those dodgy hayes levers which seem to rattle all the bloody time and if you tighten them up the dont move at all.

[and1]

Just bought an armor 7" hydraulic front this afternoon. It looks the goods, but has anyone had any problems with the disc squeeling harshly while it all wears in?

[parallax]

Just bought an armor 7" hydraulic front this afternoon. It looks the goods, but has anyone had any problems with the disc squeeling harshly while it all wears in?
Yeah... I been getting that a bit aswell. Don't worry, only temporary. It'll soon be nice and goodah!

[bassmonkey]

What sort of pads do these brakes use? Are they Armor/Dice specific or what?

And just to add to the praise, I've ridden these brakes on a few mates bikes and they are damn nice, especially considering the price. I've only tried the small rotor ones, so the new bigger rotors must have killer stopping powah!

[DJ_Robbie]

these brakes are really sounding good, im in the market for a new set for my DH bike im building up and at this price they sound like they cant be beat, if anyone sees a price lower than 379 a set let me via pm know coz im interested, also worth a note is the DH upgrade with 8' front and 7' rear oversize rotors for 450 bucks.

[nicklouse]

EBC make pads to fit diatec/dice/...........

they are on their chart as promax.